Job Description
Employer: Watford Football Club
Job Title: Head Grounds Person - Stadium
Salary/ Hourly rate of pay: Dependent on qualifications and experience
Location: Watford Football Club - Vicarage Road Stadium
Type: Permanent Full Time
Passport/Visa: Must be eligible to work in the UK
Closing Date: Friday 14th August 2026, 5pm
An exciting opportunity has become available within the Grounds Maintenance department at Watford
Football Club. We are looking to recruit a Head Grounds Person to be based at our Stadium. You will
be responsible for managing and being a part of a forward-thinking team responsible for providing a
pitch maintenance programme and to ensure delivery of an excellent playing surface at Vicarage Road
Stadium.
The role will be based on a 40-hour week which will include evening, weekend and Matchday hours
and will be based at Vicarage Road Stadium, however there may be a requirement at times to work at
our Training Ground facilities based in London Colney.
The successful candidate will work as an integral part of the Stadium Grounds Maintenance Team to
be primarily responsible for carrying out the following duties:
• Managing a team of ground staff
• Pitch Maintenance - procedures including but not limiting, mowing, marking, aeration, fertilising,
scarifying, frost cover application, top dressing, seeding and pitch light
maneuvering/maintenance.
• Equipment Maintenance - goals, ball stopping nets, advertising boards etc.
• Machinery - greasing, cleaning, setting up, oil checks and visual checks before use
• Liaising with coaching staff as required
• Adhere to club’s health and safety procedures
The successful candidate will enjoy working as part of a team, be enthusiastic, hardworking, and be
flexible to the requirements of the position and the business.
Applicants should ideally live local to Watford or the surrounding areas and be a UK resident or nonUK resident with a valid UK work permit and ideally have experience working within a similar role.
You must have:
• NVQ level 3 sports turf or equivalent
• Experience of managing a team of ground staff
• Experience of maintenance of football pitches to a professional standard in a stadium
environment
• Hold NPTC a PA1 & PA2 NPTC pesticide certificate
• An understanding of the FIFA laws of the game into the Field of Play
• Appropriate knowledge of fertiliser application to sand based pitches
• Experience of working at a Football Club and working to the requirements set by the
governing bodies i.e. The FA and PL
• Experience in maintenance and renovation of a desso football pitch
• Experience using the SGL pitch lighting rigs
• Appropriate knowledge of fertiliser application to sand based pitches
• Willing to work unsociable hours which will include evenings and weekends
• Understanding of the Clubs commitment to EDI & Safeguarding
• Holds a full UK driving licence or ability to travel various locations due to the demands of the
role
You would ideally have, but not vital:
• Understanding of Health and Safety in the workplace
• Hold NPTC a PA6 NPTC pesticide certificate
• First Aid certificate or prepared to work toward the attainment.
• A member of the Institute of Groundsmanship
